Meaning of FAD
| Pronunciation: | | fad
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| | Definition: | | [n] an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" |
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| | Synonyms: | | craze, cult, furor, furore, rage |
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| | See Also: | | fashion | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fad\, n. [Cf. {Faddle}.]
A hobby; freak; whim. -- {Fad"dist}, n.
It is your favorite fad to draw plans. --G. Eliot.
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| | Definition: | | ["FAD, A Simple and Powerful Database Language", F. Bancilon et al, Proc 13th Intl Conf on VLDB, Brighton, England, Sep 1987]. |
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| | Definition: | | A riboflavin-containing hydrogen acceptor molecule in the Krebs cycle of plant respiration and a coenzyme of some oxidation-reduction enzymes. |
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| | Related Terms: | | best seller, big hit, boutade, brainstorm, brilliant success, capriccio, caprice, chic, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, cry, faddiness, faddishness, faddism, faddist, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, flimflam, fool notion, freak, freakish inspiration, furore, gas, gasser, great success, harebrained idea, hit, humor, killing, kink, maggot, megrim, meteoric success, mode, momentary success, notion, novelty, passing fancy, quirk, rage, resounding triumph, riot, roaring success, sensation, smash, smash hit, style, toy, triumph, vagary, vogue, whim, whimsy, whim-wham, wow, wrinkle |
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